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my seats are in the process of being recovered what is a good way to clean the frames, and seat tracks up, and relube them. can the tracks be separated?? they are on a 72' coupe by the way
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Re: seat tracks
Dave,
I have a '72. I took my seats out, took the covers and cushions off. The frames were pretty rusty do to the common failure of the drain plumes in the back. My tracks were frozen, which made getting the seats out of the car a pain.
The tracks are attached by two bolts, one at each end of each track, for a total of four per seat. These bolts hold the track to the "butt" seat frame.
I took my frames and tracks to get sand blasted. They came back looking very nice. The tracks were still not free and I used the "rusty bolt" spray with a lubricant..then used a hammer to get the tracks moving. Once I did this the grime came loose and the tracks began to move. You can then clean the tracks with something like carburator cleaner in order to remove the lubricating spray.
Once this was done I then bought a spray that deionizes(pardon my spelling) the metal. Basical it neurtralizes the metal and stops the rusting process. It will turn the metal black. This is great stuff and you can buy it at Murrays and most auto stores.
After this I then painted them glossy black and they are now ready for the cushions and cover. The frams look beautiful and the whole process wasn't very expensive, $70-$80 for everything for both seats. Now I just need to spend the big bucks and cover up my work with cushions and covers.
Good luck,
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Re: seat tracks
I would bead blast the frames first and carefully check from cracks (they do break) and have them welded if necessary. I am more familiar with midyear frames on track disassembly so someone else can chime in on track removal....CraigComment
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